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Windows 2.0

16-bit Microsoft Windows GUI-based operating environment
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Summary

Windows 2.0 is a proprietary software[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of proprietary software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: operating system[3]
  • Follows: Windows 1.0[4]
  • Followed by: Windows 3.0[5], Windows 3.x[6], Windows 2.1[7]
  • Developer: Microsoft[8]
  • Part of the series: Microsoft Windows[9]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[10]
  • Software version identifier: 2.03[11]
  • Commons category: Microsoft Windows 2.x[12]
  • Platform: X86[13]
  • Language of work or name: multiple languages[14]
  • Inception: December 9, 1987[15]
  • Publication date: December 9, 1987[16]
  • Edition or translation of: Microsoft Windows[17]
  • Replaces: Windows 1.0[18]
  • Discontinuation date: December 31, 2001[19]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[20]

Why It Matters

Windows 2.0 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Microsoft Microsoft Windows operating system Progressbar95 proprietary software Windows 1.0 Windows 2.1 Windows 3.0 Windows 3.x

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . microsoft.wikia.com. Retrieved . microsoft.wikia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . microsoft.wikia.com. Retrieved . microsoft.wikia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . microsoft.wikia.com. Retrieved . microsoft.wikia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . microsoft.wikia.com. Retrieved . microsoft.wikia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Windows 2.0. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-2-0
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_windows-2-0_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Windows 2.0}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/windows-2-0}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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